Pritchard Island Beach — Attraction in Seattle

I love this place. The bath house is great when it’s open during the season. In 2022, it is one of about 7 beaches in the area to have a lifeguard on duty and the bathhouse open, due to shortages of trained lifeguards. There is usually parking.

Side Note: There is often a police presence at this beach. I’m guessing because of the violence a few years ago, but it also seems odd that they always (the 20 or so tomes that I’ve been) remain at this beach, which is more utilized by the BIPOC community than some other beaches. So, I have mixed feelings about that. Maybe it makes people feel safer. I’m not sure it...

A cute little beach with roped-off swimming areas, a diving platform, and lifeguards on duty during the in-season. There’s a bathhouse with toilets and a shower area, they are industrial and not new, but clean and tidy. There’s one picnic table and two benches , otherwise bring a blanket. There is decent bird watching and some ducks that come by to say hello when you near the water’s edge.

Parking lot is decent sized, I’ve seen some drug dealing going on which isn’t great but many just sit in their cars quietly and enjoy the view.

Good choice for swimming and bonus for parking...

kind of like martha washington park, this place is a little off the beaten path so not as visited. much cleaner swimming area than seward park and since rainier beach(beer sheva)park is not clean enough to swim, it is your best bet in the immediate area. More parking than most of the parks in the area as well. Lifeguards are on duty seasonally. Road signs off seward way are kind of deceptive so use your gps to find the actual entry to the...